Taxon: Bistorta elliptica (Willd. ex Spreng.) Kom.

Summary

Genus:

Bistorta

Family:

Polygonaceae

Subfamily:

Polygonoideae

Tribe:

Persicarieae

Nomen number:

448845

Place of publication:

Fl. URSS 5:677. 1936

Verified:

09/14/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Tolmachev, A. I. & J. G. Packer, eds. 1995-. Flora of the Russian Arctic. Note: = Polygonum bistorta subsp. ellipticum (Willd.) Petrovsky
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	tuo yuan ye quan shen	椭圆叶拳参	as Polygonum ellipticum	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Taymyr	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Tyumen, Yakutia-Sakha]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
CHINA: China [Jilin Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Reference(s)

Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum ellipticum Willd. ex Spreng.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=448845. Accessed 15 April 2026.